Joel E. Siegel

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Not to be confused with another film critic Joel Siegel.
Joel E. Siegel
BornJune 25, 1940
Washington, Pennsylvania[1]
DiedMarch 11, 2004[2]
Washington, D.C.[3]
OccupationLyricist, Author, Film critic, Music Producer, English Professor

Joel E. Siegel (1940 – 11 March 2004) was a professor of English and film studies at Georgetown University,[1] a film and music critic, a music producer, and a lyricist.[3] He won the 1993 Grammy Award for Best Album Notes together with Buck Clayton and Phil Schaap for their work on the notes for the Billie Holiday box set, .[1]

Siegel received his bachelor's degree from Cornell University in 1962[4] and his master's degree and doctorate in English from Northwestern University.[1][5] Siegel wrote for JazzTimes, Washingtonian, Washington Newsworks, Washington City Paper, and .[1] He was the author of a 1973 study of movie producer Val Lewton, .[6]

He acted as producer for albums of Shirley Horn[3] and Patti Wicks.[1]

He taught at Georgetown University until 1998.[1] He resided in Arlington, Virginia.[1] He died at age 63 of spinal meningitis.[3] He was survived by his parents, Sherman and Miriam Danzinger Siegel, and a sister, Judith Siegel-Baum.[5] He was openly gay.[3]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h Estrada, Louis. Joel E. Siegel Dies; Film Professor, Critic, Washington Post, 13 March 2004, posted at allaboutjazz.com
  2. ^ Joel E. Siegel. (Obituary.), Daily Variety, 19 March 2004
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e His Master's Voice: Joel E. Siegel, 1940-2004, Washington City Paper, 25 March 2004.
  4. ^ Alumni Deaths, Cornell Alumni Magazine, January/February 2005.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b In Memoriam Archived 2009-03-16 at the Wayback Machine, Northwestern magazine, Fall 2004.
  6. ^ Siegel, Joel E. (1973). Val Lewton: The Reality of Terror. ISBN 0670019550.
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